THE OMAHA DAILY HETJs FIUDAV , ATTOTTST 10 , .1808.
FLORISTS ELFXT OFFICERS
AmcricAn Society Chooses Its Servants fo
Next Year ,
TECHNICAL PAPERS UNDER DISCUSSION
Matter * of Interr t I-peclnlly 1" the
Craft Arc Trenleil In Klnhornla
Paper * nnil Carefully Connlil-
ercil by the Member * .
The Society of American Florists , when It
adjourned for the afternoon , had finished Its
program up to date. The most Important
business transacted was the election ot offi
cers. This was accomplished without much
of a contest , with the following result :
President , W. N. lludd of Chicago ; vice
president , Philip Brcltmeycr of Detroit ; sec
retary , William J. Stewart of Boston ; treas
urer , H. B. Bcatty of Oil City , Pa.
E. H. Cushman of Euclid , O. , read a paper
on the value of trade exhibits In connection
with the annual conventions ot the society.
He strongly advocated them , holding that the
opportunity given for comparison of works
tends to keep the dealer out of ruts , and
creates a lively competition for Improve
ments.
Robert Craig ot Philadelphia presented a
paper favoring the grafting of roses for
growth under glass. Ho said the Bride ,
Bridesmaid and Kalscrln roses do a great
deal better by grafting them on their own
roots. His examinations in different parts
of the country showed that grafting gener
ally Is beneficial. He gave detailed Instruc
tions as to the methods to pursue In suc
cessfully accomplishing the task , designat
ing the months ot January , February and
March as the best time to make the grafts.
The secretary announced that tickets to
the exposition were In his hands for all
those attending ! the convention who dc-
elrcd to go out there tomorrow.
A representative of the Philadelphia
bowling club hero appeared with the trophy
which It held fop the past year , and grace
fully turned It over to a representative of
the St. Louis club , who won It this year.
This llttlo Bccno created considerable en
thusiasm.
The newly elected officers were Introduced
to the convention to return thanks for hon
ors bestowed , after which the noon recess
was taken.
taken.Off
Off on n Trolley little.
The/ florists took a rest yesterday afternoon
from their study of petals , stamlns and
callxcs and spent a half day in recreation
with J. F. Wllcox In Council Bluffs. Over
300 members of the asoclatton left Omaha
at 2 o'clock on special street cars provided
by Mr. Wllcox , and visited first Falrraount
park , where wagons and carriages took
them around the various driveways for nn
hour or so and then the gardens and vine
yards of the host were entered and viewed.
At 6 o'clock luncheon was served on the
front lawn. Plates were laid on five tables ,
at each of which some prominent women
of Council Bluffs acted as general overseer.
They were Mrs. Frank True , Mrs. C. L.
Felt , Mrs. J. E. Hunter , Mrs. A. J. Coughy
of South Omaha and Mrs. L. A. Wilcox.
Sandwiches , fruit , Ice cream and cake and
other delicacies formed the menu. Wlno
presed from Concord grapes was served with
cigars and prostprandlal speeches. Cheer
after cheer was given for the hospitable
host and his wlfo and speeches from prom
inent members of the asoclatlon showed how
well they were entertained. The speakers
wore William Scott of Buffalo , N ; Y. , Rob
ert Craig of Philadelphia , Pa. , N. O. Sea-
bright of New Hosclle , 111. , J. D. Carmady
of Evansvlllc , Ind. , and E. G. Hill of Rich-
mood , Ir.d. Mr. Wilcox was called , on for
a speech , but he declined , saying that
speech-making was out of bis line of busl-
ncs , but thnt he was glad everyone had had
a good time. At 7 o'clock the florists re
turned to Omaha and made merry on the
way over by singing , cheering , laughter and
fun. i
DlNCUNMlon In the Kvenlnsr.
After their return from the outing at
Council Bluffs the florists again took up
the convention in the First Congregational
church and spent the evening In listening
to a paper by E. G. Hill of Richmond , Ind. ,
and a question box.
Mr. Hill discussed the subject "Improve
ment in Varieties and Improvement in Cul
tural Methods as Exemplified in High Grade
Flowers. " The question box was full of
queries relative to the growth and cultiva
tion of flowcra and members gave their
individual experience In flower raising to
the convention.
Today Is Nebraska and Iowa Florists' day
at the exposition and the association will
adjourn to the exposition grounds for both
morning and afternoon. Admission Is free
to the members , as tickets were provided
each one last evening. At 11 a. m. Presi
dent Wattles , Major T. S. Clarkson and F.
W. Taylor will make addresses to the
flower growers In the Nebraska building.
HT. I.OUIS WINS TIIK KVANS CUP.
Ilo > Tllnc Tournament Ended After a
Iionff Struggle un the Alley * .
The night was rapidly Jogging alone
toward daybreak yesterday when the
final ball was rolled and the last pin
dropped In the bowling tournament for the
Evans cup ot the Society of American
Florists. It was a long siege , for the play
in the tournament commenced promptly at
2 o'clock In the afternoon , and but for a
short Intermission In the late afternoon ,
continued for about twelve hours. The
matches occurred on tbo excellent alleys at
Krug park on the Military road.
St. Louts Is the winner of the cup , al
though the Buffalo team made the biggest
score. The latter , however , had only three
of Its players In attendance. The other
three were picked up here J. V. Merrlon
of Chicago , W. Molt of Philadelphia and
J. J. Hess of this city. This fact debarred
them from securing the prize. While the
Buffalo people are thus deprived of the
cup , they do not go away unrewarded , for
William Scott of the Buffalo team won
the medal offered by the Omaha team for
the highest average scored. Mr. Scott's
average Is 179 a very good score.
The particular feature of the tournament
was the poor form shown by the cracker-
Jacks. Hardly ono of thei-i rolled In any
superior way , while the dark horses loomed
up prominently. It was probably Just as
well , however , that this state of affairs
existed , for it permitted the tournament to
develop into n fight between two or three
teams for flrst honors. The scores are as
follows :
BUFFALO.
W. F. Knstlng . 121 15S ITS
J. V. Merroln . 115 91 115
\ \ ' , Molt . 112 13 $ HO
W. W. Coles . 131 120 174
J.J.Hesa . 10S US 152
William Scott . 175. 1C ! 200 !
765 S2S 959
Tot.ll-2,552.
ST. LOUIS.
C. A. Kuclm . US 119 169
C. C. Banders . 133 ill 97
K. Schray . 133 135 116
J. W. Kunz . 157 120 HI
J. J. Beneko . 127 157 145
C. Beyer . . . . 150 141 153
lol S29
Total-2,466.
PHILADELPHIA.
A. L. Brown . 171 147 131
W. C. Smith . 93 97 109
John Westcott . 156 125 ICO
C. Longlpottl . 150 121 ics
Itobert CralR . 113 110 rjl
J. Hnbermchl . 99 153 125
Total-2.359.
OMAHA.
A. Donaghue , sr . 15C 120 99
J. . F. Wllcox . 1U5 133 IS' '
J. H. llmlklnson . 121 jr.I
George BwobcuU . , . , , . 93 tt It *
fe Hcndnrrnn IX ) 11 ] 110
1 , C. Chnpln I.TJ ill 1W
' S27 * 055 "si !
Total-2,2M.
CHICAOO.
J. S. Wilson . . , , . 179 150 15.1
(1. } t. Grant 101 m 117
P. J. Ilnuswlrth IIS 120 109
Ci'nrRo Htollcry Ill 119 ir >
W. KrollllnR 115 I.tfl 120
A. L. Vaughn 113 Ki lot
" " "
773 "TOO "TiT
Totnl-2,277.
CLEVELAND.
S. N. Pentecost 1M 91 120
13. H. Cushrnan 116 121 151
W. L. Hock 123 169 m
A. Hchmltt Rl So 70
A. Graham 92 1G7 105
H. A. Hart 103 7fl 101
" " "
"CM 707 "cso
Total-2,023
HIS MONKEY WANDERS AWAY
nnl cppl Itoiiionn Tell * n Tearful Tale
of the Lou * of 111 * I'urtncr
In liu lne * * .
Some ono stole Oulsscppl Romona's mon
key nnd Romona Is disconsolate. He grinds
his organ as of old , but he has changed the
tunes so that they are In keeping With his
feelings. Instead of such lively iilrs as "Hot
Tlmo" and Sousa's marches his organ
wheezes and screeches forth "Nellie Gray"
and other such weepy tunes.
Gutsscppl was playing yesterday In front
of a tall tenement in tho. northcst part of
town when he lost the monk. Ho hod sent
the nimble llttlo fellow dressed In a bright
uniform to nn upper story to collect pen
nies , but ho never came back. Strange to
say , the tune Romona was grinding at the
time was "I Don't Care If You Never Come
Back , " a rollicking negro melody. After
watting In vain for an hour for the return
ot his "Spaghetti , " which was the raon-
key's name , Gulsseppl entered the building
and prayed and begged and threatened In
turns , but none had seen the monk. He
rushed to the police station and In an ex
cited manner told his story.
"Soma onea stola Spaghetti , mya lltta
Spaghetti. I noa hava da good lucka since
I stoppa playln' da fid , " ho blurted out
tearfully. When the captain learned what
ho was talking about ho promised to aid
him and the happy Gulsseppl kissed his
hand. "Capltan , " ho went on , "my little
Spaghetti , bo ono grcata monk. He getta
da mon for da poor Italian man. I comate
to dls cecty lasta month and sella banans ,
but poor Dago no getta da mon. I give up
da banans and play da fid and getta a
lltta mon and buy da org anda da monk.
Ah , If youa coulda scea da monk ; he looka
justa Ilka ma little Ramls , my little boy. "
As ho left the station ho blessed the cap
tain. Taking up a position just outside be
pushed In a now roll Into his organ , which ,
strange enough , was "The Czar of the Ten
derloin , " a lively march dedicated to Cap
tain Chapman , who rules the tenderloin dls-
trlct of New York.
"MANX NIGHT" AT THE CLUB
IIrltlnh and Canadian Aincrlean * 1)1-
cu * the Land of the Deeniitcr
and the Tauten * Cat.
"Manx night , " ono of a series of national
evenings being observed at the British and
Canadian-American club , was celebrated In
the club rooms In the Ramge block last
night. Robert Cowles , the only properly
accredited Manxman In the city , had been
unexpectedly called to New York and an
Informal discussion necessarily took the
place of the speech of the evening. P. L.
Forgan of Scotland gave a descriptive
sketch of the island , bringing out among
other Interesting facts that the cats of
that locality wear no tails. James Me-
Monies of Canada spoke of the Isle of Man
from the point of view of his countrymen
and M. W. Swain described It from the
closer acquaintance of an Englishman. The
evening was concluded with a general social
and musical.
The club has done considerable cor
respondence In the furtherance of British
and Canadian representation at the exposi
tion and has met with some success. James
McMonlcs , press committee , has contributed
articles to various papers In the British
possessions and Is In receipt of fifty peri
odicals and dallies giving space to bis let
ters. A secretary Is located permanently
in the rooms to care for the wants of vis
iting Britons.
ERNEST WELSH BADLY HURT
Younjc Sinn Fall * In Allghtlnir from
a Street Cur nnd Suffer * Con-
cnlon of the Drain.
Ernest Welsh , employed at South Omaha ,
was badly hurt last night In alighting from
a street car at Sixteenth and Leavenworth
streets. As the car turned the corner at
Sixteenth street Welsh , who was on foot ,
recognized several friends on board from
Alnslcy , Neb. , which Is the homo of his
parents. Ho boarded the car for a mo
ment's conversation with them and n half
block further on attempted to alight. There
was a luoso cedar block underneath and
Welsh missed his footing. He fell heavily
on his head and was carried unconscious tea
a drug store opposite. There was a delay
of almost an hour In procuring medical at
tendance and at the end of that time
Welsh's condition had become quite serious.
Welsh was taken to the Presbyterian hos
pital and his Injury attended. It was found
that ho was suffering from concussion of
the brain and was severely bruised on the
head. His condition , however , is not con
sidered dangerous.
Lout Illl Lite.
A country boy visiting New York stopped
a frantic runaway team that was about to
dash on the sidewalk where there were hundreds -
dreds of women and children. He saved
their lives , but lost his own. Hundreds of
lives nro paved every year by Hosteller's
Stomach Bitters. People who are fast
going to their graves with disorders of
stomach , liver , bowels and blood are brought
back to good health by It. All the sick
should try It.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Teachers' examinations will be hold in the
High school building en September 13.
The usual teachers' meeting which Is held
before the opening of the schools wil ; occur
In the assembly room of the city hall at
2 o'clcck on thu afternoon of September 17.
C. Zcssln of Newman Grove was struck
yesterday by a southbound motor car
near Castellnr street and quite painfully cur.
over the eye In addition to being bruise'
considerably.
Young James Murtaugh. who , It was il-
leged , disposed of a bicycle not his own
and then ( led to Des Molnes , la. , was dis
charged from custody yesterday , the charge
against him not being sustained. Murtaugh
was brought to Omaha from Des Molnes on
a requisition.
At e. regular meeting of the Irish-Ameri I-
can Exposition club at Its hall In the
Barker block on Friday evening of this
week a woman's auxiliary will be organ
ized. The club , by Its president , Edward
WaUh. Invites the Irish-American women rdof
Omaha , South Omaha and Council Bluffs to
bo present nnd lend a hand to this new !
movement , that women from other parts Jj
the country may be properly entertained
while In attendance at the exposition later
In the season.
A buggy containing two unknown women
presumably from the country was run down
by a motor car at Twenty-eighth street and
Ames ovenuo yesterday afternoon. Tlia
women were thrown out but received no
Injuries. The buggy was damaged slightly.
The shying of one of the horses , who were
evidently unused to street cars , was the cause
of the accident. The animal jumped between
the rails just as the car was abreast of the
buggy , The women refused to give
numti and drove away bfter the accident.
PASSES FOR THE DAILY PRESS
How the Newspapers of the Ootmtry HaTO
Eeally Been Provided ,
ANOTHER , HITCHCOCK CHARGE FAILS
One of IIIn Alleged Letter * Hnil n Lit-
tie Correponilenvc thnt Utterly
Ulprore * the Aertlon *
It Contain * .
The labored efforts of the editor of the
World-Herald to show that the coun
try press Is arrayed In opposition
to the Department of Publicity and Pro
motion are rapidly becoming ridiculous. The
occasional Instances that ho Is able to cite
in support of his contention fall to pan
out when the actual facts are ascertained.
The last eruption of this sort refers to an
alleged neglect of the Dubuque , la. , Her-
aid by the department and Is based on the
following letter , which Httchcok alleges to
have received from the editor of that paper :
DUBUQUE , la. , Aug. 12 , 1898. World-
Herald , Omaha : Dear Sirs Some weeks
ago I saw In your paper that a spirited
controversy was going on between the man
agement of the exposition and Mr. Rosewater -
water as to the courtesies that were lo be
extended to the press. My Impressslon wag
that the management desired to be liberal
with | the press and that Ilosewnter opposed
It.w . Ho must have carried the day , for not
withstanding ! we have published column
after column about the exposition not even
afa
afwi suggestion of tickets of admission have
we received. I don't know that wo should
use them If we had them , but the courtesy
of the privilege would count for something !
It . the press of eastern states have been
Ignored as the Herald has been no wonder
you have taken Mr. Rosewater to task
sharply and that other papers have Joined
In. This Is not written to find fault , but
simply to give you a sample of how the
press Is served. Yours ,
D. D. W. CARVER.
The records prove that the facts have
been absolutely misrepresented at one end
or the other of the line. The following letter -
ter , mailed to the Herald by Mr. Rosewater
as manager of the Department of Publicity
and Promotion last May , is now on file at
the department :
OMAHA , May 23 , 1898. To the Editor ol
the Dubuque Herald : Dear Sir : On behall
of the Transmlsslsslppl and International
_ Exposition I desire to assure you of the
grateful appreciation of the liberal treatmcnl
received nt the hands of the dally press. As
nu acknowledgment of these favors , I am
authorized to tender you a season admission
ticket , good June to November , 1898 , for
your editor and another for his wlf * .
Please send us the name of your editor
Ol proprietor , and the name of his wlfo 01
other lady who may accompany him , ant
the tickets will bo forwarded. If any of
your ( editorial or reportorlal staff would visit
Omaha they will be furnished free admission
tickets during their stay on application to
the Department of Publicity , Bee building
Very respectfully , E. ROSEWATER ,
Manager Department Publicity and Promo
tion.
Similar letters were sent at that time t <
the editors of all dallies and that this wa
duly received by the Herald Is established
by the fact on Monday of 'this * eek It wa
presented at the Department of Publlclt ;
by the authorized agent of that paper and
accompanied by the following letter :
DUBUQUE , la. , Aug. 13 , 1898. Mr. E
Rosewater : Dear Sir : The bearer , Alfred
Herron , is our traveling agent. If you can
furnish him and his wife tickets to the ex
position on account of the Herald plcasi
do so and oblige. Yours truly ,
HAM & CARVER.
The passes were Issued as requested.
At a recent meeting of the Board of Dl
rectors Director Hlbbard ralse.l a questlb1
whether passes had been sent to the Lin
coin Post and Independent , and attemptec
to convay the Impression that these paper
had been discriminated against on account o
their populist tendencies. Marager Rose
water was unable to recollect bow man
passes had been sent to these papers at tha
time , but on his return to his office he dls
covered that four season passes had bee
sent to the Post and two season passes t
the Independent , thus effectually disposing
of this contention also.
Among many similar letters received by
the Publicity department expressing thanks
for courtesies extended , the following which
arrived yesterday Is a good sample :
OMAHA , Aug. 17. E. Rosewater. Manager
Department of Publicity : Dear Sir : In re
turning the pass extended to me , on account
of the Boonvllle ( Mo. ) Advertiser , I wish to
thank the exposition directors for their gen
erous compliments and favors to the prrss
outside the state of Nebraska. I wish , also ,
to say that the exposition has been to me a
source of great Interest , education and en
tertainment. That It Is a marvel of success
Is beyond question. The pluck , confidence ,
. courage of the people of Omaha and Ne
braska are , Indeed , remarkable. People who
have j not seen its beauty , on Court of Honor
and Lagoon , with the States buildings , Mid
way , and fine exhibits , cannot , possibly , have
even a measurenble Idea of it.
Again thanking the directors , through
you , sir , I beg to subscribe myself a greatly
appreciated admirer of the exposition.
H. MACKAY.
Tex * and Oklahoma Combine.
The territory of Oklahoma had things all
Its own way again yesterday and during ,
the afternoon hundreds of the people on the
grounds adjourned toward Its exhibit. Dur
ing the morning another car of the- prod
ucts of the territory arrived. There was
half a carload of watermelons and these
were served to the visitors. Each member
.
of the executive committee was furnished
with huge melons , which were sent to their
homes. Melons were also sent to all of |
.
the exposition offices on the grounds , so that
|
all of the clerks and employes were sup
plied. The melons were huge fellows , many
of them tipping the scales at fifty and sixty
pounds each.
In addition to melons the Texas exhibit
received corn , oats , barley , samples of the
root crop and specimens of all of the veg
etables grown In the state. There was
a quantity of new cotton and a quantity of
peanuts.
Commissioner Rlley of Oklahoma , who
has been here during the last few weeks ,
leaves for homo today , where he will begin
the work of gathering another carload of
pgrlcultur.il and horticultural products that
will be here about September 1. About that
time 5,000 baskets of grapes will arrive
from the territory. These will be given
away and upon that occasion Oklahoma will
observe Its Grape day.
noiiicln * County I.cniln Attain.
The first sugar beet seed of the season
Is shown In the Douglas county agricul
tural exhibit. It was brought In yesterday
by C. C. Paul of Elkhorn. While this is
the first seed of the kind shown In the
building , it Is not the first sugar beet seed
' ever raised In the county. It Is a month
early , but Is fully matured.
Douglas county also got to the front and
showed the first of this season's corn that
has been matured In a northern latitude.
Oklahoma brought In a lot yesterday , but
asldo from that Douglas county Is in the
lead. The corn was raised by Superintend
ent Walsh of the exhibit and is pronounced '
very fine. It U entirely out of the way of
frost.
Lat KvenliiR * * I'lnno Itecltnl.
A concert was given last evening In the
Auditorium at the exposition grounds in the
presence of a very small audience. The fact
that the performers are of slender reputa
tion doubtless accounted for It. At best a
piano recital can hardly compete with a free
band concert. Miss Jeanette Durno , the
pianist , possesses great technique and plays
with considerable force. Her program was
nolrclcd from the work * of Lttchctltky ,
Chopin , Rcliurtt , Lnltlow , dries "nil Liszt.
It will bo noticed that no American com-
pocr Is Included In thin list. The chief
excellence In Miss Durno'ft work lay In her
octavo playing , which was quite remark *
able.
able.Miss
Miss flurno was assisted by Mr , Frank Pol
lock , tenor. This young man has a good
voice ot limited range and at times pleasing
quality. It Is fairly well cultivated also.
Miss Julia Officer played the piano accom
paniments.
TEXAS IS M ALONE
( Continued from First Page. )
las general charge of these excursions , has
cclded that no effort will bo made to
irovlde for exercises at the grounds. Prc-
.
lotis experience has Indicated that the
.
hlldren prefer to spend their holiday In
seeing the show and It was considered wlso
to consider their preferences. The children
will ho admitted to the grounds for 15 cents
ach as on previous children's days.
INDIANS WITH ( iOOU KECOIUIS.
DeBcendnitt * of Logan Fontnnetlc
Continue to Multiply.
There Is another baby In the Indian camp
on the exposition grounds. The parents
of the little thing arc Christopher and Edith
ofTy
Tyndall , both of whom are from the Omaha
Tyct
reservation. The llttlo Indian first saw
cthi
he light of day yesterday nnd was ushered
hini
nto existence much the same as whlto
children. The mother , however , did not
chml
mind . llttlo thing llko that and was up
at the usual hour preparing the morning
meal ' and attending to her household duties
about the tepee. Whllo the baby has not
yet been christened , for the present and un-
11 It U given some other name , It will be
cnown as Little Congress.
There is nothing remarkable or wonder-
. 'ul about Llttlo Congress. In fact he Is
ust like any other little Indian. Ho has
a pair of good lungs and ho manages to
use them , but his father comes from stock
that ; has a history. Mr. Tyndall bears the
. .
distinction of being the great-grandson of
Logan Fontanelle , who Is burlexl on the
bluff at Bcllevuc , overlooking the Missouri
river. The elder Fontanello settled In this
section of the country more than a century
ago. He was one of the mon who signed
the treaty ceding this portion ot Nebraska
to the United States. The Fontanelle fam
ily has always been friendly to the whites
and Christopher boasts of the fact that
none of his ancestors ever shed a drop of
white blood. During the wars that fol
lowed the early settlements of Nebraska and
the great west , his ancestors were alwayi
with the whites , but , of course , were Inter
ested In seeing that the Indians secured
what was their own. At the present time
Mr. Tyndall Is one of the leading men of
the Omahas and is wealthy , being the owner
of about 100 cattle and a large number of
horses. Ho Is a farmer and this year raised
several hundred bushels of Wheat and has
out some fifty acres of corn. Ho has an
luterestlng family , consisting of a.wife and
three children.
One of the most Interesting characters In
the Indian village is Standing Bear , a Sioux
from Pine Ridge agency. He lives In a
tepee while on the grounds , but at home
he resides In a fine log house and has a
wlfo and several children , most of whom
are : grown. Standing Bear lives about fifty
miles from the agency and has given up his
roving life and has settled down to become
a tiller of the soil. He Is some CO years
of : ago and has accumulated considerable
wealth ' , being at the present time pos
sessed of 600 head of cattle , thirty horses
nnd a little flouk of sheep. Standing Bear
is i no dude , but he proposes to live in style
and since his arrival In the city ho has
aP
purchased a two-seated family carriage , n
one-seated trap and a farm wagon. Thcso
vehicles were purchased of the Omaha deal
ers and shipped to the agency , Mr. Bear
paying cash and receiving his discount.
Another Interesting Indian is Red Eagle
from Pine Ridge agency. Ho has always
been a friend of the whites and at the pres
ent time Is chief of the tribe. He lives
forty-five miles from the agency , has a large
comfortable log house , Is 44 years of age ,
has a wife and one child , a boy. At the
present time he Is devoting the whole of
his energies to farming and stock raising.
He has nearly 100 acres under cultivation
and owns COO cattle and 200 ponies. Having
discarded tbo blanket , ho dresses In tailor
made cdothes and makes a fine appearance
when seen upon the streets of the expo
sition or the Midway.
American Horse Is recognized as the chief
of the Sioux nation , but Is not In attendance
upon the exposition , though he will be here
next week to meet his old friend , William
1t F. 1 Cody. After visiting Cody ho will re
main 1c with the Indian congress for several
days and will address the gathering. Amer
1i ican 1 Horse is the orator of the Sioux and
Is i a most fluent and entertaining speaker.
He 1I 1 resides on the Medicine Root river on
1i the I Pine Rldgo agency reservation and Is
probably i the most Influential Indian In the
1t United 1 States. He has visited Washington
1j number of times and has met all of the
presidents j since Garfleld's administration.
He Is an Ogalalla Sioux and has been In
the ( councils since ho was 21 years of age.
Now ] he Is nearly 60. He Is a farmer and
stock raiser and lives In a comfortable two-
story frame house. He cultivates a large
tract of land and owns 300 head of cattle
and 108 horses and ponies. His son , Joseph
American Horse , Is an Interpreter at tbo
Indian congress and Is a young man of great
promise. Joseph has attended the Carlisle
school ( , as have two of his brothers led
four sisters. The young man has taken up
farming as a vocation , but has a tendency
to like race horses and since his return
from school a few years ago has bred several -
eral fast horses , among which Is Yellow
Eyes , a bay mare that has a record of one-
fourth of a mile in 23 seconds. In addition
to this he has a horse that has a record
for six mile ; * nd can beat anything on the
reservation. At the farm young American
Horse has a half mile track where he trains
his horses which he Is breeding. In the near
future he expects to bring out a string of
trotters and runners which he says will
distance anything that the white men have
ever put upon the turf.
Will Have Free Ice Water.
The exposition visitors who have missed
the cold water contents of the various
free drinking fountains scattered around the
grounds will now secure relief. At the meet
ing of the executive committee yesterday It
was decided to begin putting Ice in the-
tanks again , notwithstanding the protests
of the concessions department and the con-
cesslonlst who has the monopoly of the
penny In the slot Ice water machines. It
was on account of the dissatisfaction of this
Individual that the Ice was shut off several
weeks ago , but the committee has decided
that the people have some rights In the
matter and It is now promised that water
will be free on the exposition grounds.
Note * of the Hspoiltlnn.
Wednesday's paid admissions aggregated
11.4S2. With the usual addition of passes
this Indicates a total attendance of about
16,000.
Mayor Quick of Sioux City has announced
his intention to proclaim Slav : City day ,
August 25 , a holiday , amj In tls proolama-
tlon be will urge the people to attend the
celebration at the exposition In aa larxe
numbers as possible.
J. C. Evans of the executive committee of
the Missouri exposition commission arrlvesl
In the city yesterday and will remain several
ilayi. Speaking of the exposition , he Bald :
"It Is much better than I expected to find It.
It Is a most creditable display of there -
sources of this lection of the country and
will be largely attended during September
and October. " Mr. Evans ii one of the great
fruit rnlsrr of MlMMirl , Imvlrg 1,600 acre" In
hln orchard * . For thirty-nix year * ho was
prcslilrnt of the Strtlc Horticulture gocloiy
mid at HIP election lust year refused to PC-
cept a rc-clertlon.
Ono of the employed of the Scenic Railway
was taken to the honpltnl yesterday , BufferIng -
Ing from a bad case of xrelng thlugs. Ho
wan partially relieved but escaped from the
ward nnd secured another supply of boozo.
Ho was rounded up nnd packed off to the
city Jnll to sober up.
The Missouri Pacific Ins nnnounco.t a rate
of one fare for the round trip for Bohemian
day from points within 160 miles of Omaha.
The tickets will be on * ao ! August M nnd
2fi n nil will IIP p.ooil to August U. The Chicago
cage , Burlington & CJulncy has made a elm-
liar rate Irtim nil Iowa polnu , tickets to
be good from August 20 Jo September 3.
Manager Ilabcock of the Department of
Transportation is making an effort to In
duce the Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis &
Omaha road to run a special excursion train
from South Sioux City by way of Blair , Sp
tcmber 1 , The railroad officials have not
given a positive assurance but It Is ex-
pectcd that the matter will bo arranged.
Tom Cummins of the roller chntr conces
sion IB the proud possessor of nn executive
committee badge and Is Insisting on
being treated with commensurate considera
tion by the other concesslonlsts. The badgu
was lost by Manager Druco during the fire
works last night , ami was subsequently
found under the reserved seats by one of
Mr. Cummins' employes.
The automatic piano used as an attraction
at the building of Montgomery Ward & Co.
may bo heard nt any of the six entertain
ments given by this great mall order house.
This piano , with the electric carriage which
carries everybody free , Is the wonder and
admiration of thousands of people every day.
No ordinary house could afford to do so
much for the exposition entirely free as this
house docs.
The exposition has developed a pugilist.
He Is Dockman Effendl , who has been punch
ing . the bag at the Streats of Cairo. All
along ho has been considered n handy man
with his fists , but no one thought that ho
was more than an expert bag puncher. Ily
birth ho Is an Armenian and was educated at
the college of Constantinople. Yesterday ho
Issued his manifesto and says that he Is
ready to meet any medium weight on the
face of the earth.
October 5 promises to be a day of many
and varied attractions. Not only Is the
Pennsylvania celebration scheduled for tb.it
day , but the Ohio people are planning a
grand demonstration on the same date. The
people of Toledo have arranged to come In a
special train , which will arrive In Omaha on
the morning of October 5. The train will be
equipped with the most magnificent rolling
stock that can bo secured and the party will
be a large and representative one. It will
carry Governor Bushnell and staff , Mayor
S. M. Jones and wlfo and a largo number of
state officials and prominent citizens. The
members of the state centennial commission
will also come In a body with a view to se
curing Information that will be of benefit In
preparing for the Ohio centennial In 1S99.
Pennnrlraiila Club.
There will be a business meeting of * he
Pennsylvania club Saturday noon , August
20 , at the Commercial club rooms. In the
evening a mass meeting will be held at
same place. All native born Pennsylvania ,
BIw
wives and daughters , are cordially Invited
to attend the meeting. At this meeting ar
rangements will bo perfected for Pennsyl
vania day at the exposition , which will be
October f , and a picnic the day following
to be held nt Hanscom park. Exposition
day being during Ak-Sar-Ilen week , a large
attendance Is assured. Several counties In
the state have organized auxiliary clubs and
many more will do likewise now that Penn
sylvania day has been decided upon.
MarrlUKC License * .
The following marriage licenses were Is
sued by County Judge Baxter yesterday :
Name and residence. Age.
George L. DuBols , Vancouver , Wash 20
Nellie Huston , Armour , S. D 29
William J. Flits , Boston , Mass 30
Grace Dooley , Hooper , Neb 20
James H. Pugb , South Omaha 41
Mrs. Eva Powers , South Omaha. . . , 32
Carl G. Sesslnghnus , Council Bluffs , la. . . 22
Helen A. Lucke , Council Bluffs , la IS
Julius Borrcson , Omaha 27
Mathilda Rolf , Omaha 27
DEATH RECORD.
TlnNNlnn Conqneror.
ST. PETERSBURG , Aug. 18. General
Tschersnalcff , the conqueror of Tasbkend ,
died suddenly yesterday.
Michael Gregorovltch Tfschernaleff entered
the Russian military service In 1847 , dis
tinguished himself greatly In the Crimean
war and attained the rank of general of
Infantry. Ho was placed In command of
an expeditionary service consisting of 1,000
men , with Instructions to march to Oren
burg , through the passes of the mountains
bounding Siberia on tbo south and across
the steppes of Turkestan and to effect a
Junction with another attachment under
Colonel Vervekin , which had set out from
Emlpalatlnsk , In Siberia. The junction oc
curred In the vicinity of the town of
Tschemkend , then occupied by the Khoan
lans. This town
Tschernaleff took by as
sault and Immediately afterward unsuc
cessfully attacked ( October , 1S64) ) the Im
portant city of Tashkend , about eighty
miles south of Tschemkend , and also In
possession of Khoahnlans. Having wintered
at Tschemkend , he renewed successfully the
attempt on Tashkend ( June 27 , 1865) ) . It Is
said that he had received specific Instruc
tions to content himself with the position
obtained and refrain from any further ef r-
forts to extend the Russian domination
further southward. Tschernaleff disobeyed !
his orders , took Tashkend and was after
ward welcomed enthusiastically at St. ' Pe
tersburg and received a saber of honor from
the emperor in recognition ot bis military
enterprise.
Texnn Dend in
WASHINGTON. Aug. 18. L. B. Fisher
of Tyler , Tex. , who has been living at the
Wellington hotel here for four weeks , died
tonight of Brlght's disease. His wife was
with him when ho died , having arrived here
on Monday. The deceased was about 60
years of age and at one time lived In St ,
Louis.
Prime FlKht Heferee.
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 18. Prof. John H.
Duffy , one of the best known prize rings
referees In this country and who figured
In many championship contests , died this
afternoon.
Third Infantryman.
ATLANTA , Go. , Aug. 18. Henry Fleming ,
a recruit for the Third Infantry , died at Fort
McPherson today of typhoid fever. His resi , ,
dence Is unknown.
Mr * . CJ. M. Hoger * .
HASTINGS , Neb. , Aug. 18. ( Special. ) _
Mr. G. M. Rogers died yesterday after an
llness of two weeks. Tha funeral will be
held tomorrow.
HOMICIDE BY NEGRO BOY
Quarrel * with n White Playmate Over
a Game of Murhle * and Kill *
Him with n Stone.
PRINCETON , Ky. , Aug. 18. The most
sensational killing that has taken place In
this city for years occurred thla afternoon.
The principals In the affair were Jimmy
Johnson , white , 12 years , and Charles Wood , '
a negro , aged 14. The two boys were en
gaged In a game of marbles nnd began dis
puting over the matter , when the negro
picked up a rock and advanced toward
Johnson , striking him In the back of hood
head , Johnson fell and died In a second.
The officers succeeded in capturing od
late this afternoon and be was lodged In
jail. There Is great excitement over the
matter owing to the prominence of the John
son family. It Is thought by many that a
mob will bang the negro tonight. J
MIXED CONGRESS IS OVER
Wblto and Oolorod Americans Are Through
with Their Work ,
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION PROVIDED FOR
I" . It. Overall of Drnnlin I * I'relilent
mill n Declaration of the So
ciety' * Object I * Kormnlated
and Adopted.
The Congress of Representative Whlto and
Colored Americans held Its final session last
night at Crclghtou hall cud adjourned slno
die , subject to call ot the president , E. R.
Overall , of Omaha , The report of the com
mittee on permanent policy reported and the
following Is the policy of the association :
First That Ihli body shall bo known as
the Representative White and Colored Amer
ican Association of the United Suites.
Second It shall be the object of this as
sociation to enlist both classes of Ameri
can citizens heretofore designated in the
practical work of Industrial , educational , so
cial and moral advancement of both rnces.
Third The work ot this association Is to
bo both nou-partlean and non-sectional.
Fourth \Vo most cordially court a candid
and considerate discussion of the differences
which exist today between the two races.
Fifth Wo record ourselves ns In ht-arty
sympathy with the constitution of the United
States , which accords to evivy citizen his
rights to life , liberty and pursuit ot hul pl-
uess , regardless of race or previous condi
tion.
tion.Sixth
Sixth This association shall meet nnnu-
ally at such tlnio and place ns may bo de
termined by the association and that wo em
power the national committee to select
other place If any contingency arises.
Seventh The members of this associa
tion shall be composed of citizens of the
various states and territories of the United
States.
Eighth This association earnestly re
quests the governors ot the various states
and territories to appoint ten delegate * 'at-
largo from thcso states and territories and
these are to be equally divided between
the two races , and that the governors of
the several states act in connection with
the advisory board of those states.
Ninth The association shall Issue a cir
cular letter to the different governors and
pastors three months before the meeting of
the association , netting forth the objects and
views ot the congress.
Tenth All societies which arc In sympa
thy with this movement shall have the right
to send delegates.
Eleventh The president of the congress
and advisory boards are to formulate rules
for the governing of advisory boards in
various states.
President Overall appointed the following
advisory boards :
Missouri Dr. J. A. Grassland , St. Joseph ;
Dr. H. S. Powell , Kansas City ; Charles S.
Hunter , St. Joseph.
Nebraska J. F. Knapper. Lincoln ; Cyrus
D. Bell , Omaha ; J. O. Crnm , Falrbury.
South Dakota E. R. Slrnms , Hot Springs ;
Mrs. K. G. Blrney , Sioux Balls ; Harry Mar
shall , Lead City.
Colorado L. H. Holland , Pueblo ; W. E.
Gladden and Rev. Do Claybrook , Colorado
Springs.
Konfat Mrs. J. C. Branch. Kansas City.
Iowa P. R. Bailey , Prlmghar ; Frank B.
ningburn and John L. Thompson , Des
Molnes.
The chief subject under discussion at last
night's meeting was "A Liberal and Fear
less Press as a Factor in Moulding Public
Sentiment. " The flrst sneaker was Cyrus
D. Boll ot Omaha. He emphasized the In
fluence of the press upon the public mind
and ascribed to It a higher place In. forming
public opinion than the pulpit.
Rev. Williams followed In a short address ,
in which he commended the press of Omaha
for Itr , disposition to help people who desire
to help themselves. He pointed to the power
that Is wielded by a fearless press and urged
that every possible influence be brought to
enlist the entire press of the United States
In the cause of the colored man.
Because of a clause In the rules of the as
sociation requiring that the president and
secretary bo from the same state , Charles S.
Hunter of St. Joseph resigned the office of
secretary , to which be was elected , and H.
Plummer of Omaha was elected to fill the
office.
E. ' L. Blackshear of Texas arrived at
Crelghton hall Just before the meeting ad
journed , having been delayed In arriving In
the pity. Mr. Blackshear Is a prominent
educator In Texas and favored the congress
with a short address. Ho alluded to the
fact that the state of Texas contains more
than 300,000 negroes and showed what a
great problem their education and elevation
Is. Among the drawbacks to the advance
ment ot the race Is an Ignorant ministry , and
the teachers are not all that they might bo
both mentally and morally. He urged that
colored boys bo encouraged to enter trades
and business and that they bo taught to be
provident and to realize the truth of Booker
T. Washington's saying that there is no
prejudice In a dollar.
Judge D. A. Straker of Detroit Is In the
city and was to have attended the meeting
last night , but was prevented by Illness.
Judge Straker Is to be the chief orator at
the celebration of Colored American day at
the exposition today and will speak In the
Auditorium at 11 a. m.
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.
The question of a city dumping ground
and the control now exercised by the gar
bage master over the dump which Is rented
by the city calls attention to another portion
tion of the garbage law , and thnt Is the sec
tion referring to dead animals. For this
service the city has paid In the last twelve
months nearly $1,000 for hauling dead an
imals to the dump. From bills allowed by
the council for the twelve months ending
July 31 It appears that 818 dogs were hauled
by the garbage master at a cost to the city
of $613.50 ; sixty horses at $2.50 and nine
mules at the same price adds $167.60 to the
amount paid. Six hogs , two colts and
twenty-four cows at' $2.CO ach brings the
total up to $ SGO.
As the dead dogs form the bulk of thla
expense account It may bo Interesting to
know the number killed by months. Jan
uary last forty dogs were reported hauled
to the dump ; In February , forty-seven ;
March , twenty-nine ; April , from the 15th
to the 30th , eighty-nine ; May , seventy-four ;
June , ninety-two , nnd July 229. During the
months of September , October , November 1
and December , 1S97 , the city paid for haulIng j -
Ing 218 dogs.
As far as known there Is no check on the
bills rendered by Mr. Lenagh. although ho
asserts that he holds an order from the po
lice for every dog which appears In his bills.
Tbo custom Is to send officers out early In
the morning with shotguns for , the purpose
of killing untagged canines. When the kill
ing Is over Lenagh Is notified where to find
the dead animals.
Increalnir the Fire Department.
W. J. Ward , who was appointed a member
of the flro department at Monday night's
session of the council , has reported for duty
and been assigned to fire hall No. 1. At the
tlmo the appointment was made It was
stated , that another man was needed at the
Third ward fire hall , but It seems that this
action did not meet with the approval of
Chief Smith and the new man has been
added to the force at No. 1 house. The
chief's Idea Is to equip tbo hook and ladder
truck ae soon as possible , and with this
view bo has notified the council that It will
be necessary to purchase a team of horses.
One of the oldest horsed In tbo service has
been In the hospital for some tlmo and the
chief took the horse out of bis r\g \ and put
him on the cart. With a new team the
chief will have a born for the truck and
THE UniOTIL
CLOTHING COMPANY.
Our Boys'
Clothing department
is chock full of nice
garments for boys at
special prices for Au
gust.
Our men's clothing
department is very in
teresting just now to
economical buyers.
We offer a very gen
teel and serviceable
man's suit as low as
$5.00.
And a suit good
enough for Sunday for
$10.00.
You run no risks on
price or quality at the
Continental.
See the Continental
first for comfort and
economy.
ON T INEN PAL
* CLOTH IN O C (
N. E. Cor. 15th and Douglas.
the addition of ono man will provide a
driver. Over a year ago the chief pur
chased the hook nnd ladder truck , but It has
never been placed In service on account of
the lack of funds to provide It with raotlvo
power and mon. Now that the fire fund has
been , replenished by the recent levy Chief
Smith hopes to see some ot hie rccommenda-
may bo benefllted.
Victim Decline * to Report.
Whllo Deputy Sheriff Mitchell still de
votes his time to keeping an eye out for
fllmflammers , It was reported yesterday
that a trick was turned without the know
ledge of this official. Tbo story goes that a
farmer who was visiting the yards was In
duced to enter a lower N street saloon ,
where a nice llttlo game of dlco bad boon
rigged up for him. As was Intended , the
farmer lost his money and had hard work
getting away before his watch was taken
from him. People who were watching the
play tried to get the farmer to report the
matter to Deputy Mitchell at Justice White's
court , hut this he refused to do and left the
city as soon as possible.
Mixed Up the Vnlle * .
John McMann arrived In the city yester
day from Chicago on a visit to Patrick Mc
Mann , Twentieth nnd L streets. Whllo on
the way down here from the Omaha depot
his satchel became mixed with that of an
other passenger on the motor and the mis
take was not discovered by Mr. McMann ,
until he went to unpack his bag. The
satchel which Mr. McMann obtained posses
sion of contained a quantity ot female wear
ing apparel , which the owner can have by
calling at the McMann residence.
Clt - Golp.
T. O. Rice Is suffering from an attack
of malaria fever.
John J. Ryan has gone to Chicago ta look
after business matters.
Frank Crawford , the newly appointed
member of the police force , expects to go
to work today.
The city was filled with strangers yester
day who came to Inspect the packing house *
and stock yards.
Charles Block of Atlantic , la. , arrived
yesterday , having been called hero by the
serious Illness of Jake Klein.
Jullen E. Smith and W. E. Pierce of the
Armour company , Chicago , spent yesterday
In the city looking over the new plant.
Ed Flowers , colored , Is In Jail for assaultIng -
Ing Bill Trammcll with a brick. Trainmell
Is quite badly hurt on the head , but will
get well.
Bill Llddlard brought down a bunch of
Cheyenne and Ainpalioe Indians yesterday
and took them through the yards and ono
of the packing houses.
Jake Klein's condition remains unchanged.
Ho spent a comfortable day at the hospital
but if there was any improvement in hist
condition It was not noticeable.
T. E. Culvert , general superintendent of
tbo Burlington , with headquarters at Lin
coln , was the guest of Manager Kenyon cf
the Stock Yards company yesterday ,
Mut-tj Duy * for I'hllllp * .
William Phillips , colored , has been settled
for the tlmo being. Judge Gordon sent him
to the county Jail for three months for ut-
tempting to work a badger game and fop
attempting to wreck the house of Uertla
Broomficld 'In the proscribed district. Wil
liams went to the Broomfield housu , the tes
timony showed , and sought to have several
ot the Inmates assist him In robbing a caller
who had plenty of money. When refused
ho plckwl up a chair and started to wreck
the furniture. Tbo woman called for ; the
police and Phillips was placed under arrest
after a hard struggle. Some tlmo ago Phil
lips stabbed a vomr.n In the back twice , nl-
niost killing her. He was arrested fpr the
offense and released on bonds , which ho for
felted.
. .
* " " " BMMB M M M
St. I'litloiiK'iiH' * I.BWII Social.
TIio annual lawn social and muslcalo of
the St. Phllomcna's parish church took place
last night at the corner of Rlglitc-enth and
Chicago streets on the old Crelghton homestead -
stead grounds. The social was given for the
benefit of the church , nnd as n largo num
ber was In attendance
tha rccelpu were con-
sldcrablo. Brrldcs the refreshments of Ice
cream nnd cake the following prcgram wa *
carried out : Piano solo , by Suslo Brady ;
recitation , by 1) . J. Hurley ; quaitct , com
posed of Misses Gentleman , Shannon , Miles
and Croft ; address by William A , Poyntcr ,
fusion candidate for governor ; vocal * ole ,
by C. Miller ; recitation , l > y Miss IIowoll , nl
* duet by the Mlasea Croft. , .